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To exacerbate is to make a situation worse. An example of it used in a sentence is: If you hit her back, it's only going to exacerbate things and start an all out brawl.
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∙ 14y agoIt means to irritate, to cause added aggravation or irritation; to make worse.
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What is a sentence for exacerbate?
Don't exacerbate the problem by arguing back to your mother.
What is a sentence using the word exacerbate?
Eventually they will help, but for now the various road construction projects around town only exacerbate our traffic problems. Higher pollen counts will exacerbate breathing difficulty for those with allergies.
What is the root word for the term exacerbate?
The word exacerbate sounds like this: ecks a sir bate. The a is a short vowel sound, like the a in man, plan etc.
How do you use the word acerbate in a sentence?
His disrespect only served to acerbate the teacher.The criminal sought to acerbate the authorities by taunting them.(compare to exacerbate, meaning to make worse, as a situation )
What is the opposite word of assuage?
The opposite of soothe is irritate, or possibly agitate, aggravate, or exacerbate.
What is a sentence for exacerbate?
Don't exacerbate the problem by arguing back to your mother.
What is a sentence using the word exacerbate?
Eventually they will help, but for now the various road construction projects around town only exacerbate our traffic problems. Higher pollen counts will exacerbate breathing difficulty for those with allergies.
Can you make a sentence with exacerbate?
I find it necessary to exacerbate my neighbor's day after watching his dog "do his business" on my lawn.
How do you use exacerbate in a sentence?
(to exacerbate means to make a problem worse) "Changes in the tax law will only exacerbate problems in capital investment." "The closure of one garage was expected to exacerbate parking woes at the airport." "The coming elections will likely exacerbate the conflicts within Congress."
What is the root word for the term exacerbate?
The word exacerbate sounds like this: ecks a sir bate. The a is a short vowel sound, like the a in man, plan etc.
How do you use exacerbate as a verb in a sentence?
The rainfall exacerbated the flood problem.
How do you use the word acerbate in a sentence?
His disrespect only served to acerbate the teacher.The criminal sought to acerbate the authorities by taunting them.(compare to exacerbate, meaning to make worse, as a situation )
What are the antonyms for the word assuage?
exacerbate, upset intensify, provoke, stir, worsen
What is the opposite word of assuage?
The opposite of soothe is irritate, or possibly agitate, aggravate, or exacerbate.
What word means 'to make angry or enrage'?
infuriate, exasperate, aggravate, irritate, exacerbate, antagonize
What year did the word 'exasperate' first appear?
The word exasperate comes from the Latin word exasperatus. It first appeared in the 1530s. Some synonyms for exasperate are infuriate, agitate, and exacerbate.
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